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Also Known As Wendell Lewis Willkie • Wendell L. Willkie
Born February 18, 1892 • Elwood • Indiana
Died October 8, 1944 (aged 52) • New York City • New York
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Role In United States presidential election of 1940 • United States presidential election of 1944

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Map of the United States showing the results of the 1940 presidential election by state. States won by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) are shaded in blue, while states won by Wendell Willkie (Republican) are shaded in red. Electoral vote totals are displayed within each state, with Roosevelt receiving 449 electoral votes and Willkie receiving 82.
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